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Some kind of special status. if they were to get that special status, this with me that they could also, still influence, politics in kyiv. as an extension, that might give russia a chance to give some sway over ukrainian politics, as well. that, for russia, would be a diplomatic off-ramp. >> i wonder, you know, it seems like putin is covering the waterfront. he is accelerating this sort of military presence. theyre keeping the door to diplomacy open. we know the last hour that blinken and u.s. ...

Theyre stopping short of calling this an invasion. theyre trying to keep people calm. but there is a sickening sense of dread, i think, developing among many people. you hear anecdotally of a lot more people looking into potentially leaving or at least exploring their options. and i think the question that some have now is that while ukrainian leaders say they still favor a diplomatic peaceful solution, its not clear at this stage what the off ramp is. how on earth does this situation now de-esc...

This pint or is there still a shot? >> i still think that there is an opportunity. if putin wants an off-ramp, we, europeans, well find a way to step back. but we dont see any indication of that, the demands that he made, he knew from day one that somehow that well reverse all of europe until 1997, rolling back nato countries and as well as permanently saying that ukraine could never be a part of nato. i think this is a guy who is at the tail end of his career who has this view of himself of re-...

The real issue becomes is the spread low enough so that there is no dissemination or transmission in schools. >> bill: that was she said she was a fan -- the longest off ramp in america. the off ramp is longer than most interstates. >> where did she get her m.d. weve seen doctor after doctor on our air people and we trust, all of them. ive had them all on the show. theyve been so terrific for these years. she is saying were waiting for an off ramp. the off ramp was the data as early as we said i...

White house correspondent peter alexander, joe reuben served as secretary of state in the obama administration, and has been involved in a number of briefings. peter, before we get to the impact here, obviously the administration has said its still looking for a diplomatic off ramp for vladimir putin. tell us about this call. >> thats exactly right. obviously this reinforces what the president has said over the course of the last several weeks, and certainly highlighted in his comments yesterday...

Appalled. this is where i think mr. putin has vulnerability which is why also, i think what worries me is that i think putin does not see any option except to double down. this is only going to be, too i think, putins unraveling. >> trace: no option but to double down but in this case we have seen horrific things, mike. what does doubling down mean? >> well it means he doesnt see a way out. he doesnt see an off-ramp from the hole that he has dug here. the early money was on the idea that putin w...

Ukraine. the bottom line is, he has told the people of his country that we are one nation, you have the same history, but ukrainians do not exist as an independent country, as an independent ethnicity. because of that logic, he thinks that he has a right to reunite ukrainians with the russian people, and he is willing to use force. i have got to be clear, he is dead wrong about it, the history that he talked about in his interview -- and his speech last night was wrong in many ways. he would get...

You hear anecdotally of a lot more people looking into potentially leaving or at least exploring their options. and i think the question that some have now is that while ukrainian leaders say they still favor a diplomatic peaceful solution, its not clear at this stage what the off ramp is. how on earth does this situation now de-escalate? we have seen that meeting canceled between blinken and lavrov. what is the next opportunity for diplomacy to play out? because at this stage, theres no real in...

There is still this possibility of secretary blinken meeting with lavrov if the invasion doesnt happen between now and then. is there still, in your estimation, been any opening here for diplomatic efforts to be successful here with putin? >> as of now, theres not really a substantive opening. lines of communication are open, thats good. you always want to hold open the door to a diplomatic off-ramp when youre in thisesque laer to cycle were in. again, the two positions, the two sides, the u.s.,...

Also, the question, the war criminal question -- that may have something to do with how you are thinking about not giving him an off-ramp, but figuring out how to get out of that. you have to give him an opportunity to get out of this. you have to give the russian people an opportunity to believe that they are still involved, and thats k. >> how? >> thats one track to do that. they have to pursue that through a world war ii style megas on that europe, bringing them together. putin walks out mayb...